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Originally Posted by Johnny Rotten, emphasis mine
Furthermore -- and Judeo-Christians will probably find this notion distasteful -- our continued presence on this Earth or any other planet is not necessary. There is no indication that an arch-being would require our presence
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Nah. Christians have traditionally believed that God freely chose to create us -- nothing compelled him to do so. So far from finding this distasteful, most of us would agree.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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